Christmas in Hawaii

Because of my extremely awesome parents, Tyler and I got to spend

two weeks in Hawaii over our Christmas break.



Just arriving in Honolulu, Hawaii



If you know Hilo at all.. it doesn't just rain. It pours. It doesn't just

pour for a few hours. It pours for a week straight. Even though the weather

was not cooperating it wasn't keeping us from having fun. One of our first

stops was the Boiling Pots and Rainbow Falls. These are just a

few miles from my parents house and are some absolutely beautiful

sights.



Boiling Pots



Rainbow Falls



On the Big Island there are two huge Volcanoes. We decided that Tyler

needed to go see what it was like to be surrounded, I mean surrounded,

with lava rock.



Volcano visiting center

 

When we first arrived to the volcano it was a complete down poor.

I was miserable! However, there was no way the bad weather could

put me in a bad mood especially when I was surrounded by these..........

The rainbows were amazing. We were able to drive through the beginning

and end of many rainbows. Unfortunately, I never saw a pot of gold.

What a scam... 



After many years of living on the Big Island my dad discovered an

awesome hike that goes to lava flow. The hike was covered with lava rock

and was near a cliff that was right on the ocean. It's the best feeling to be

looking down on the ocean and hearing the waves hit the rocks. The ocean

is extremely relaxing to me so this spot just made my day!



For Christmas Eve we made pizza's. That is one of the Curtis traditions

and my parents wanted to make sure that Tyler felt at home.

With a fight I was able to convince Tyler to pick out some Christmas PJ's for

me. He made it obvious that that wasn't something he didn't enjoy. However,

he did a good job and I was pleased!

More south of Hilo there are a few black sand beaches. Even when I lived there I

had never been to this one. The beach was beautiful and there were HUGE

turtles everywhere. At first it was extremely windy but as the wind calmed

down and the sun came out, we started to really enjoy ourselves.

When the sun finally came out in Hilo, Tyler and I escaped to Coconut Island.

It's a cute little place to just go and relax in the sun. 

Carl Smith Beach was where my friends and I would always go when I

lived in Hilo. I always liked to go there because there are two turtles that are

always there and they come right up to anyone hoping that they will

get fed. It also is a nice shaded, grass area, surrounded by palm trees

and beautiful surroundings.

Tyler really wanted to go snorkeling. Well... so did I. So we took a trip

over to Kona side . 49 Black Sand Beach is a perfect place to go snorkeling.

We saw all sorts of types of fish and had a blast.

Dad was being such a good sport!

These were just a few of our extremely fun adventures. It was so good to see my

parents and let Tyler get to know them a little more. It was nice

to be able to get away from the cold and enjoy 80 degree weather. My parents

bought a connect(I think that's what it was), and we spent many of our

nights trying to figure it out and playing either tennis or golf. I wish

they lived closer so we all could spend more time together. However, I know

that that's where they're supposed to be and am so glad that they are happy

and keeping busy.



Leaving my parents, and Hawaii, was no easy business. I already miss them!

Getting back to the real world has been difficult but not as difficult

as getting used to the time difference! I'm so grateful that my parents

were willing to sacrifice so that Tyler and I could come be with them

over Christmas.